WC Wine & Charcuterie Bloomsbury

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   Jonathan

   London

   7 reviews

   4.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Cool venue, friendly staff. The wine list is a bit small for even a small wine bar, and the 'cheap' end of the list is even smaller. It's nice that many wines are available by the carafe, though, and everything I tried was good quality. Food is high quality, although the charcuterie boards across London are shrinking alarmingly. Shrinkflation indeed - it's lucky wine bottles are standard sizes. It's the same everywhere, but a sharing board for two is closer to generous nibbles than light meal. The real issue is the heating, or lack of it. It's winter. It's an underground venue. It has a curtain instead of a door. I expect there's some weird practical reason for this but it's an issue. Does the curtain stay closed? No. Do people close it behind them when coming and going? No. Does anyone who can see the doorway therefore have freezing cold feet all evening? Yes. I'd recommend this as a very fun place to meet up and grab a drink. I'd not recommend it in mid November if you are sat in any of the 6 tables nearest the door.
   

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   KAREN

   London

   7 reviews

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   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great, personal sommelier, good wine and cocktails!
   

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   Cindy

   Cambridge

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 14 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Cosy, quirky bar. Great atmosphere and friendly staff.
   

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   Emily

   Dublin

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 13 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Really lovely venue. Staff were great and food and drink was good.
   

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   Molly

   London

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on 14 September 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   A really quirky and fun venue. I’ve been to the Clapham one before but was new to the Bloomsbury venue. The sharing boards were delicious if not a little small for what you pay, but I expected this in central London. We had one dish that was really unpleasant, a “baked” cheese with berries but the cheese had clearly been microwaved rather than baked and the berries had been frozen, leaving a strange juice at the bottom of the dish. We mentioned it to the waiting staff to see if it was supposed to be like this, they apologised and said a number of people had said the same thing. They removed it from our bill and really went above and beyond. The staff totally made the experience for us and we were very looked after. We had 3 wines - a white, a red and an orange, and all 3 were gorgeous. We were very impressed. There’s no other venue like this in London!
   

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   Franziska

   Hamburg

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 5 September 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wine and food was delicious and ambience as cosy as always.😊
   

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   Richard

   Birmingham

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on 1 August 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Poor, rude service and uncomfortable chairs. There is also (rather ironic given its setting) only a single toilet for all patrons, so you can end up waiting quite a while (the lock of the toilet is also quite loose). Didn't eat (not many options) but the cocktail was distinctly average. I wouldn't go back. Not worthy of London.
   

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   HopeH

   London

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 13 July 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   Very bad value for a money - £28 for a mixed board which came with 4 tiny pieces of cheese, 4 slices of bread and a tiny selection of meat. Very disappointing
   

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   FamilyAnniversary

   Pittsburgh

   17 reviews

   4.0

   17 reviews

   Dined on 9 July 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Novel location. Unique food. Good selection of different wines. Great service. Worth a visit
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 3 July 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Lovely venue, lovely service and overall great little vibe for a little date night
    

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